to rip off
[phrase form: rip]
01
撕掉, 扯下
to tear or remove something by force
Ditransitive
例子
He accidentally ripped off the button from his shirt while rushing.
他在匆忙中不小心扯掉了衬衫上的纽扣。
She angrily ripped the paper off the wall, revealing the old wallpaper beneath
她愤怒地把纸从墙上撕下，露出了下面的旧墙纸。
02
诈骗, 宰客
to take advantage of someone by charging them too much money or selling them a defective product
Transitive: to rip off sb
Slang例子
The store ripped off customers by selling counterfeit designer handbags at full price.
这家商店以全价出售假冒设计师手袋来欺骗顾客。
That repair shop ripped me off by charging an exorbitant amount for a simple fix.
那家修理店通过为简单修理收取过高费用骗了我。
03
偷窃, 非法复制
to steal or make an illegal copy of something
Transitive: to rip off sth
例子
He tried to rip off the company's confidential data to sell it to a competitor.
他试图窃取公司的机密数据，卖给竞争对手。
Someone ripped off my credit card information and made unauthorized purchases.
有人盗用了我的信用卡信息并进行未经授权的购买。
